Quick Definition
ἐγκαταλείπω v. I abandon, desert
Strong's Definition
from 1722 and 2641; to leave behind in some place, i.e. (in a good sense) let remain over, or (in a bad sense) to desert
KJV Usage: forsake, leave
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | aor. ἐγκατέλιπον | λείπω
13.92 · Be, Become, Exist, Happen · Exist
to cause to remain, to leave to exist, to leave to cause to continue to exist, normally referring to a small part of a larger whole
35.54 · Help, Care For · Desert, Forsake
to desert, to forsake to desert or forsake a person and thus leave that individual uncared for
MAT 27:46 · MRK 15:34 · ACT 2:31 · 2CO 4:9 · 2TI 4:10 · 2TI 4:16 · HEB 13:5
68.36 · Aspect · Cease, Stop
to cease, to stop, to forsake to cease from an activity which has gone on for some time
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐγκαταλείπω enkataleipō 10x
to leave, leave behind; to forsake, abandon, Mt. 27:46; Mk. 15:34; Acts 2:27, 30; Rom. 9:29; 2 Cor. 4:9; 2 Tim. 4:10, 16; Heb. 10:25; 13:5* See abandon; desert; forsake.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐγ-κατα-λείπω,
[in LXX chiefly for עזב ;]
to leave behind: ἡμῖν σπέρμα, Ro 9:29 (LXX).
to abandon, desert, forsake: c. acc. pers., Mt 27:46 (LXX), Mk 15:34 (ib.), Ac 2:27 (LXX) (WH, ἐνκ-), II Ti 4:10, 16 He 13:5 (LXX); τ. ἐπισυναγωγήν (cf. MM, Exp., xi), He 10:25. Pass., Ac 2:31 (WH, ἐνκ-), II Co 4:9.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἐγκαταλείπω. P Par 468 (B.c. 153) (= Witkowski?, p. 86) ὁ ἀδελφός σου... ληστῶν ἐπικειμένων ἐνκατελελοίπει pe ἀποδημήσας is a good ex. of the prevailing NT sense of this verb —to ‘leave in the lurch” one whois in straits: cf. P Oxy IT. 28174 (A.D. 20-50) ἐνκατέλιπέ pe λειτὴν καθεστῶσαν, “he deserted me, leaving me in a state of destitution” (Edd.). With a place as object, see P Ryl II. 128 (¢. a.p. 30) ἀλλότρια φρονήσασα ἐνκαταλιποῦσα τὸ ἐλαιούργιον ἀπηλλάγη, ‘‘changed her mind, left the mill, and departed”’ (Edd.). So P Oxy VIII. 112418 (A.D. 26) τοῦ δ᾽ ἐνκαταλιπεῖν τὴϊν γε]ωργία[ν] . . . ἐπίτιμον, ‘the penalty of abandoning the cultivation”’ (Ed.), Chvest. I. 72® (A.D. 234) μηδένα δὲ τῶν ἱερέων ἢ] ἱερωμένων ἐνκαταλελοιπέναι τὰς [θρ]ησκείας : cf. Heb τοῦδ. For the subst., which is found in the LXX, see P Petr II. 4 (11)? (B.C. 255-4) ἐγκατάλειμμα γέγονεν, ‘a silting up has taken place” (Ed.).
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐγκαταλείπω (egkataleipō) — to leave behind. ἐγκατα-λείπω, leave behind, παῖδα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐ. τὸ κέντρον, of a bee, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence of Pericles, τὸ κέντρον ἐγκατέλιπε τοῖς ἀκροωμένοις [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. leave in the lurch, [NT+5th c.BC+]; abandon, νεκροὺς [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. leave out, omit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. leave traces behind, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. passive, to be left behind in a race, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. leave residual symptoms or sequelae, [Refs 5th c.BC+]